Build your confidence and expertise to provide clear, impartial, and trusted expert reports.
Designed for experienced medical professionals moving into medico-legal work, this practical training course builds the legal understanding and reporting skills needed to act with confidence and clarity. You will learn how to meet your duties as an expert, apply key legal principles, and produce independent reports that are structured, objective, and add real value to legal cases. Gain the tools to deliver trusted opinions that support fair, informed decision-making in clinical negligence claims.
The course will be conducted online via Teams, involving virtual attendance for two full day sessions on 13 and 14 October 2026. The scheduled timings for each day will be 10am start and 4pm close. This first edition of the course will be offered at the promotional price of £750 per person.
Aimed at experienced healthcare professionals across primary, secondary, community and rehabilitation care who are moving into medico-legal practice.
Applications open
Click here to applyThe course outline
- Day 1 – Stepping into the expert role
Gain a clear understanding of what it means to be a medico-legal expert: where you fit in the claims process, the standards you’re held to, and the legal principles that underpin breach, causation and quantum. Hear first-hand insights from an experienced expert witness to bring the role to life and help you navigate the opportunities and responsibilities ahead.
- Day 2 – Communicating with confidence
Discover how to structure clear, objective and compliant expert reports that genuinely support case progression. Build confidence in working alongside legal teams — from conferences with counsel to joint discussions with opposing experts — with practical guidance from a specialist barrister on how to add value at every stage.
Course fees:
The total cost of the course is £750, plus VAT.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Disclaimer: By completing the course, this does not guarantee that you’ll receive instructions from Capsticks.